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2020-21 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Emma Brinton

  • Class Senior
  • Position IM / Back
  • Hometown Landenberg, Pa.
  • High School Avon Grove

Biography

BRINTON TOP TIMES 

2021 A-10 Gold Medalist - 200 IM
2021 A-10 Gold Medalist - 400 IM
2021 A-10 Bronze Medalist - 400 Free Relay
2021 A-10 Bronze Medalist - 800 Free Relay
2021 A-10 All-Academic Team
2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
2020 A-10 Gold Medalist - 800 Free Relay
2020 A-10 Bronze Medalist - 200 IM
2020 U.S. Olympic Trial Cut Time - 200 IM
2020 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2020 A-10 All-Academic Team
2019-20 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019 A-10 Gold Medalist - 200 IM
2019 A-10 Gold Medalist - 400 IM
2019 A-10 Gold Medalist - 400 Medley Relay
2019 A-10 Gold Medalist - 800 Free Relay
2019 A-10 Silver Medalist - 200 Back
2019 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2019 A-10 All-Academic Team
A-10 Performer of the Week (1.22.19)
2018 A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer
2018 A-10 Gold Medalist – 200 IM
2018 A-10 Gold Medalist – 400 IM
2018 A-10 Bronze Medalist – 400 Medley Relay 
Four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (10.24.17 / 10.31.17 / 11.7.17 / 11.21.17)

Posted Four School Records
200 IM (1:58.90) 
400 IM (4:13.68)
200 Back (1:57.67)
800 Free Relay (7:15.54)

Posted Two Other Top-10 Times in School History 
2nd – 100 Back (55.05)
2nd - 200 Free (1:49.31)


Capped her collegiate career earning a school-record 14 Atlantic 10 Championship medals


As a Senior (2020-21) 

  • Helped Dukes to second-place finish at A-10 Championship, Duquesne's fourth-straight top-three finish at the league championship meet 
  • Took home third career gold medals in the 200 IM as well as 400 IM, becoming the only Duquesne swimmer to win three gold medals in a single event
  • Achieved NCAA "B" cut time in 400 IM at 4:16.72
  • Added bronze medal finishes in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay for the Dukes
  • Placed fifth in 200 back (1:59.49) at the A-10 Championship as well
  • Became first Duquesne swimmer to compete at US Olympic Trials, taking part in 200 IM in Omaha in June
  • Paced the 400 free relay (3:36.30) in win at Saint Francis U 
  • Won 400-yard medley relay (3:54.46) in victory at home over Red Flash 
  • Posted third-place showing in 200-yard free (1:57.20) at Buffalo 

As a Junior (2019-20) 

  • Recorded Olympic Trial cut time (2:16.88) in the 200 long course meters individual medley at the Toyota U.S. Open Championship in Atlanta, Ga. (12.5.19)
  • Placed 26th out of 176 total participants and became first Duquesne swimmer to post Olympic Trial cut time
  • Helped Dukes to third-place finish at 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship 
  • Took home gold medal in 800-yard freestyle relay at the A-10 Championship with a school-record mark of 7:15.54
  • Earned bronze medal in the 200 IM at the A-10 Championship with a time of 1:59.78
  • Finished fifth in 200 back (1:58.32) and ninth in 400 IM (4:19.51) at the A-10 Championship
  • Placed third in 400-meter free relay (4:07.15) at Pitt Long Course Meters Meet (10.12.19)
  • Paced the 200 free (1:54.14) vs Richmond at the Richmond Duals (10.18.19)
  • Won the 200 breast (2:27.62) in victory over George Mason at Richmond Duals (10.19.19)
  • Defeated opponents from George Mason, La Salle and St. Bonaventure in the 500 free (5:09.66) at the A-10 Classic (11.2.19/11.3.19)
  • Finished second in the 400 IM (4:24.17) and third in the 800 free relay (7:31.53) at the Liberty TYR '85 Invite
  • Paced the 400 medley relay (3:58.56) in win over Marshall (1.11.20)
  • Won the 200 IM (2:07.83) in triumph over Saint Francis U (1.18.20)
  • Registered fifth-place finish in the 400 IM (4:34.14) at the Western PA Invite (1.25.20)


As a Sophomore (2018-19)

  • Helped Dukes to second-straight A-10 Championship
  • Took home four gold medals at A-10 Championship meet in 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Medley Relay and 800 Free Relay
  • Shattered her own school, A-10 Championship and pool record time in the 400 IM with a mark of 4:13.68
  • Also posted school and A-10 Championship record time in the 200 IM at 1:58.90
  • Added school-record showings in 400 medley relay (3:41.74) & 800 free relay (7:15.69)
  • Recorded silver medal performance in 200 back with school-record time of 1:57.67
  • Finished sixth in 400 free relay (3:26.84) at A-10 Championship
  • Registered three first-place finishes vs Ohio/Xavier (1.19.19) in the 200 free (1:54.04), 200 back (1:54.04) and 200 IM (2:06.46)
  • Posted first-place mark in 400 medley relay (4:09.59) vs Akron (1.12.19)
  • Paced the 200 IM (1:38.38) and 400-medley relay (3:54.52) at the 2018 A-10 Classic (10.27/10.28.18)
  • Tallied four event wins in victory over George Mason (10.19.18) at Richmond Duals: 100 back (57.87), 200 back (2:05.28), 100 free (52.97) and 400 free relay (3:34.86)
  • Won the 400 IM (4:30.56) vs host Spiders at Richmond Duals (10.20.18)
  • Recorded first-place showing in 100 IM (59.03) at James Madison (10.18.18)
  • Captured three first-place performances in 100 free (53.82), 500 free (5:11.46) and 400 medley relay (3:56.28) at Youngstown State (10.13.18)

As a Freshman (2017-18) 

  • Earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer after winning three medals at the A-10 Championship at SPIRE Institute to help the Dukes win their first conference title 
  • Captured gold in the 400 IM at the A-10 Championship with an A-10 Championship record, pool record, school record and NCAA “B” cut time of 4:15.90 
  • Won gold in the 200 IM at the A-10 Championship with a school record and NCAA “B” cut time of 1:59.18 
  • Picked up bronze medal at the A-10 Championship as part of school record-setting 400 medley relay team with a mark of 3:43.21 
  • Earned A-10 Rookie of the Week Honors a school-record four times (Nov. 21, Nov. 7, Oct. 31, Oct. 24)
  • Placed fourth in the 200 IM (2:01.26) and was part of seventh-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:25.14) at the CSCAA National Invite (3.8-10.18)
  • Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:38.33) at the Western PA Invite (1.27.18)
  • Placed second in both the 100-yard individual medley (58.29) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.76) to go with a third-place mark in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.21) at the Magnus Cup (11.17-19.17)
  • Won two events vs Youngstown State (11.4.17), pacing the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.72) and the 100-yard freestyle (54.26). 
  • Finished with three event wins at the A-10 Swimming & Diving Classic (10.28.17), capturing the title in the 200-yard IM (2:06.77), the 400-yard IM (4:29.79) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.61).
  • Also topped Saint Louis, George Mason and La Salle, in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.41 at the A-10 Classic (10.28.17)
  • Won both the 200-yard backstroke (2:03.94) and the 400-yard IM (4:30.05) against A-10 perennial power Richmond (10.21.17)
  • Topped her Davidson (10.20.17) opponents in the season opener in the 200-yard freestyle with a finish of 1:54.16. In addition, she was part of a first-place 200-yard medley relay team which posted a time of 1:46.34 against the Wildcats (10.20.17)

Before Duquesne

  • Three-time PIAA All-State selection at Avon Grove
  • Ches-Mont Winter Sports All-League selection
  • NISCA All-American
  • Two-time USA Scholastic All-American
  • Three-year varsity letter winner for the Red Devils
  • Served as a captain at Avon Grove for head coach Kelly Burk
  • Two-time individual record holder and three-time relay record holder at Avon Grove
  • Also competed for Delaware Swim Team under coach Pablo Marmolejo

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    IM, Back
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    IM, Back
  • 2019-20Junior

    IM / Back
  • 2020-21Senior

    IM / Back

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